Acrylic, fire wax on stainless steel,  This piece was displayed in the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science from August 16, 2000 through November 26, 2000. Edition of 22  AP (Artist Proof) 5/5 c. 1990. 

This artwork by Robert Rauschenberg was created as a part of the Rauschenberg Overseas Cultural Initiative (ROCI). This piece was created on a highly polished stainless steel support that acts as a mirror and reflects the viewer as they engage with the piece. ROCI was a large-scale International traveling exhibition organized by American artist Robert Rauschenberg that doubled as a cultural exchange program. The initiative took place between 1984 and 1990. 

In October 1990, Rauschenberg began to produce Wax Fire Works (1990–91) for ROCI USA. The series was created in association with Saff Tech Arts, Oxford, Maryland, a workshop run by Donald Saff, Rauschenberg’s collaborator since the early 1970s and the artistic director of the ROCI project. These large-scale works were made using a technique that Rauschenberg coined “fire wax,” in which wax containing pigment is painted or silkscreened onto polished aluminum supports and fixed using heat, as in traditional encaustic painting. The final Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI) exhibition, ROCI USA, opened at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., in May 1991. Rauschenberg’s artworks from each of the ROCI venues were exhibited along with a selection of his photographs taken during his travels. Travelogue videos, made by members of Rauschenberg’s team, ran continuously on monitors throughout the show.